one-on-one tutoring
Individual academic instruction
One-on-one tutoring is individualized instruction where a single tutor works with a single student.
The format allows lessons tailored to the student's pace, learning style, and specific weaknesses—advantages impossible in group settings.
She improved her math grade after a few weeks of one-on-one tutoring.
The term emphasizes the private, focused nature of the arrangement.
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- lessonUnit of teaching
- study sessionScheduled time for learning
- privateRestricted to certain parties
private lesson · personalized · guidance · homework · test prep · after school · office hours · teaching · coach · desk · practice · feedback · patience · extra help · explain · understanding · session · academic
- tutoringone-on-one instruction, homework help, private lessons, writing center, learning support
- literacyliteracy, reading, spelling, alphabet, writing
- learning aidsreading aids, visual aids, flash cards, flashcards, study guides
- adaptive learningadaptive learning, personalized learning, individualized education, individualized, differentiation
one-on-one tutoringgroup class
Instruction for multiple attendees
lecture hall · classroom instruction · classroom teaching · group tutoring · MOOCs
one-on-one tutoringself-study
Learning independently, without guidance
autodidacticism · independent learning · self-teaching · self-directed learning · self-education
tutoring, tutor, tutors, tutored, tutorial, tutorials, tutorship, tutelage